Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - brink
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Brink
brink
noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch ~ grassland Date: 13th century 1. edge; especially the edge at the top of a steep place 2. a bank especially of a river 3. the point of onset ; verge on the ~ of war 4. the threshold of danger
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1.
n. 1 the extreme edge of land before a precipice, river, etc., esp. when a sudden drop follows. 2 the furthest point before something dangerous or exciting is discovered. Phrases and idioms on the brink of about to experience or suffer; in imminent danger of. Etymology: ME f. ON: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
4.
1. край (обрыва, пропасти); берег (обыкн. обрывистый, крутой) 2. край, грань on the brink of... —- на краю..., на грани... to be on the brink of ruin —- быть на грани разорения to be on the brink of death —- быть на краю могилы to be on the brink of tears —- чуть не заплакать 3. непосредственная угроза войны to draw back from the brink —- устранить непосредственную опасность возникновения войны to be on the brink —- быть на грани войны ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
noun 1) край (обрыва, пропасти) on the brink of the grave - на краю могилы on the brink of ruin - на грани разорения 2) берег (обыкн. обрывистый, крутой) Syn: see edge ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse... Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war. = verge N-SING: usu on/to/from the N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
7.
~ n 1 be on the brink of to be almost in a new and very different situation (Karl is on the brink of a brilliant acting career.) 2 the brink of literary the edge of a very high place such as a cliff ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
8.
- c.1225, from M.L.G. brink "edge," or Dan. brink "shore, bank, grassy edge," from P.Gmc. *brenkon, prob. from PIE *bhreng-, var. of base *bhren- "project, edge." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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